Vehicle-wheel-covering disk and method of attaching same.



l. V. PUGH.

VEHICLE WHEEL GovERlNG D|SK AND METHOD 0F ATTACHING SAME.

APPLICATKON FILED NOV. 27,1916.

Patented Deo, 31, 12H8 ejb flif VERNQJ 0F .ALLESLEY, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOE TO RUDGE-'WI ITNGETH LHIH'EED, 0F COVENTRY, ENGLANE.

.FEPXLE-'iFTHEEL-CVERETG BESK AND METHOD GE TACHENG SAME.

Apggcaton ed November .To all wwm. 5;' may conceive.'

Be it known that JOHN VERNON FUGH, e' subject of the King ef Great Britain :md Leland, residing @uiting House, Ailesley. in the eeunty of i/varwiek, Engiand, beve invented. certain. new and useful impiovemem's in Vehicle W'iieei Covering Disks and Methods of Attaching Same, of which the foiiovine is e speciication.

This invention reiates to vehicle wheels having cove? disks for incosing the spokes sind providing substantially smooth sui-faces on each side of the wheei..

e fn some Wheeis of this type lubrication of the Wheel beeiings' necessitates the. remove the Outer disk, While the replacement or ttaiehment of Such disk 'at timee imtime Ciiieuity of locating a threaded L.mie in he hub Capj which leeeives en ab tetemeiit Le @bjeet the present invention is te piovide i.iig:,i;eved attaeiiment means which not subge'ct te the foregoing disadvan- -.feitieii consists in en attachment, el." wheel? spoke covering disk iii nieuwe e aeeess fois? hibrieating the wheel bem'- coiiSists iii :in :L foregoing type in is pmvied with means coepemte Witi a member pmi/ect- 1 to faciiitzite 'the eifiec; posiz-idling; ef tin, disk wheel ie e0 fini)` m et- Vevermg Specification of Letters '.atent.

1916. Serial Ne. 133,760.

The invention aise consists in the improvements iii attachment means for Wheel spoke covering disks as hereinafter described.

Referring new to the accompanying dmv ings:-

.Yigure l is e mgmental View showing one wey' in which the invention may be eau'- z'ied into effect and.

Fig. 2 shows meiiezition theieo.

En carrying this invention into effect in the oim shown by Way of example in` Fig. l, a is ehe outer end of a detachable. wheel hub which is itte with e grease-cap 0i' @ever 0f an ordinary type.

(fo-axial with the grease-cap i) is e tubulzii member or holow stud c the boie ef which eommunicetes with the interim of the hub. The stud c is eeie.vthrez\ded upon the. ggieazei? gortien 01": its ieiigth and it is pif0- vide/i wi h a` hemd. ci and n. squared Shoulder e iifnmeintey adjoining the head., The shoulder fits e suitabie aperture in the gre?L z-cep sind the hoiloiv stu c muy be etaliied flgldiy in connection with the by ziieeiis' oi a mit f engaging tie ext met threafi.

Fee outer eind (if the bore of the Sud is -zevifed with en imteinei screw thread for reception ein screw g for Closing the pifeventing the escape of any iuuri- 'from the interim of the hub.

The wheel is provided with spoke Gevel 'ing isks of the type hereinbefoe indicated :md the. Guter of these Cusis is pevmed with centmii aperture e having a conicei j? the disk being' heid in po, tion by e 1 ut screwed upfm the thread @f the Stu c :mei eepeatiig with the coiled seat' The is 5i seating may be provided with L; prevent the mit working ieese when Silijeet te .fiilation.

To peovile ineens for ifepidy and coi- I'eetijf pesitiening the eiis ieiew Ematoeonieei member E7 imiieete by the, dotted etteebeti. te iimei: :Side of ie membe? i is ermedef two imiste facing in oppesite-"izeclei: @1 which coperatie; With e ceneri eeiL while linee7 tie t. iieiiovv tiene, snei le i al a guide te 'fairitrite the @if me 'lise fr, upon the provided with an interner eonieai Sear. but the ceiling of the disk is carried right up 'to the periphery of the central aperture. The nut Je is formed with an .internal conico-.l surface which will cope 'are with the Surface of 'he cover dish fr. By thisy means a guiding cone for the stud c is formed upon the inner eide of the diek without havin g resource to an additional fruso-conical ineni her, such as the part Z. in this forni of the invention the nnt and the surface with which it romero may also he provided with corrnratione as indicated for preventing the nut when screwed up from working loose.

ifdodiiieatione in the constrncion and inanner o'l" rarnving thin invenion into eii'ecgnia)- be introduced without in any way departing from the spirit of the saine.

Having now described lny invention what i claii'u a5 new and desire to Secure hy Letters iatent is: v

l. A combined lnhricator ond spoke covering' shield attachment means for a vehicle wheel coinprieiinT central eerevwthreaded liquid retainingr elementsy projecting from said huh lhrough eaidndisk and ineens for introducing lubricant into the interior oi the huh of said wheel through said threaded elements without ren'ioving said dish'.

2, A combined luhricator and Spoke eoverine` Aehicld attachment means for a Vehicle wheel comprisinga hollow stud projecting from said huh through said dislg a. nut screwed upon said stud to retain said disk menons in position and means for preventing ehe escape through said Stud oi luhriezint which has been ineerted herethrongh ino said hub.

ik combined lnhricator and spoke cov* ering shield attachment means for a 'Vehicle wheel comprisingT an internal fuiste-conical surface with apex outwardly directed surrounding a central hole in Said disk upon the inner ide thereof, a hollow sind "projecting from Said hub jehroug'h said holefa nui'` screwed upon Said stud te retain said disk in position and means for preve'ntingd the ocupe through said` stud of lubricant which has heen inserted therethrougli into said hub.

l. A. eoinhined luhriezitor and spoke coverini shield attachment means for n Vehicle wheel. comprising internal frnsomonicei surfaces surrounding a central hole in Seid disk upon the inner and enter sidee thereof, a hollow sind projecingI from Said huh through said hole. a nur. having en external rusto-coniical surface screwed Kupon Said stud and engaging' nn internal frusloconical Surface to rcain Said disk in position, an internal 'hread formed in the enter end of the passage through .said stud and e Screw inserted in :sa id hrcizd to prevent the escape from `eaid huh of luhricanr inserrcd ltherein through said stud.

lu yteotiinony whereof l have aiiixed my gigruature. 

